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The Klöckner Pentaplast Group has appointed Dr. Hans-Joachim Kogelnik as president and chief operating officer of the company’s European operations.

EskoArtwork has acquired Mikkelsen Graphic Engineering Inc..

A new milk bottle being sold by Asda supermarkets in the United Kingdom consists of 91% recycled material..

Dairy Farmers of America, the largest U.S. dairy cooperative, has formed a new ingredients and contract manufacturing division.

Joe Hackney, speaker of North Carolina’s state House, has been elected president of the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Datamonitor has published Containers & Packaging: Global Industry Guide, which includes data on market size and segmentation, profiles of leading companies and textual analysis of key trends and competitive landscape.

Unilever has sold its Bertolli line of olive oils and vinegars to Spanish company Grupo SOS SA.

TerraCycle, a company that turns used or excess packaging into accessories like handbags and other products, has struck a partnership with Kraft Foods.

ConAgra has announced an initiative to incorporate post-consumer recycled plastic into the trays used for most of its frozen foods.

Concerns about food recalls, rising prices for food and gasoline, and other situations are leading to changes in consumer attitudes and behaviors, according to recent studies and surveys.